Systems. Stories. Solutions.

I’m Sara Bannoura—a journalist, strategist, and social and justice advocate using media to expose power, shift narratives, and move people toward change.

Meet Sara

Sara Bannoura is an Emmy and Edward R. Murrow Award–winning journalist and storyteller who uses media to expose injustice and spark systemic change. A graduate of Webster University, she mastered every part of journalism—writing, photography, video production, and design—earning state and national recognition before graduating.


At KMOV-TV (CBS St. Louis), she worked her way up through nearly every newsroom role to become a Senior Digital Producer. Along the way, she broke major stories, including Missouri’s first COVID-19 case, spotlighted immigrant communities, and produced the region’s first local-news fentanyl documentary.


Today, Sara leads independent storytelling and research projects focused on food justice, narrative power, and systems change. She partners with grassroots organizers, artists, and media professionals to challenge dominant narratives and uplift communities working to feed, heal, and transform the world.

Selective Work

Food for All: The Book

Food for All Podcast Toolkits

Food for All: The Book

Writer, Researcher & Narrative Advisor
Contributed a systems-level article on how food is weaponized in U.S. policy—and helped shape the book’s storytelling with research and strategy.

Food for All Podcast

Food for All Podcast Toolkits

Food for All: The Book

Host & Story Producer
A 6-episode series amplifying urban farmers reclaiming land, confronting food apartheid, and growing power from the soil up.

Food for All Podcast Toolkits

Food for All Podcast Toolkits

Writer, Researcher & Advocacy Strategist
Produced research-backed toolkits for each episode, turning key takeaways into concrete steps for community and policy action.

The Fentanyl Crisis

Chasing the I-70 Killer

Producer, Director & Video Editor
A 50-minute investigative documentary featuring impacted families, survivors, doctors, lawmakers, and local organizations. The film exposes the human cost of fentanyl through intimate storytelling and systems-level analysis.

Chasing the I-70 Killer

Chasing the I-70 Killer

Chasing the I-70 Killer

Investigative Producer + Video Editor
A Regional Edward R. Murrow Award–winning digital series investigating a decades-old serial killer who targeted victims across multiple states along Highway 70—told through survivor interviews, cold case files, and new leads.

Let's Build Something

Partnership Opportunities

I’m a strategist, researcher, and storyteller working at the intersection of food systems, justice, and narrative power.


I partner with organizations, grassroots coalitions, policymakers, and media-makers to move ideas into action—and to root every strategy in the lived realities of the people most impacted.


If you're working toward food and nutrition security, health equity, or systemic change, I can support your efforts through:

Strategic Consulting

Food access, urban agriculture, and community resilience planning rooted in justice and local context.

Narrative & Media Strategy

Shift public perception, shape policy, and tell the whole story through framing, messaging, and movement-aligned media.

Training & Facilitation

Workshops and custom sessions for journalists, nonprofit teams, students, and faith leaders working to deepen their storytelling and systems thinking.

Research & Writing

From toolkits to campaigns, I help teams turn complexity into clarity—grounded in evidence, powered by story.

Let's Connect

Have a project in mind?

I bring rigor, care, and bold imagination to every collaboration—especially with mission-aligned teams who aren’t afraid to ask hard questions or build new worlds.

sara.bannoura@gmail.com

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